Re: sort msgs by 'conversation'?

From: Mickey Stevens (mickey.stevens_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:54:18 -0600

Unfortunately threading by reference and threading by conversation is not
available in Entourage. It's an often requested feature.

In the meantime, I use a custom arrangement to group threads for mailing
lists and newsgroups. It's not ideal because messages with subject changes
aren't grouped and threading does not indent to show which messages are
replies to which. Here's the custom arrangement I use:

I've set up a custom arrangement (View > Arrange By > Edit Custom
Arrangements). It looks like this:

Group items by: Subject
Sort groups by: Sent Newest on Top
Sort items within groups by: Sent Oldest on Top
Default display for groups: Expanded

I can then order any folder or newsgroup that way by opening it and then
going to View > Arrange By > My Custom Arrangement (right below the Edit
Custom Arrangements item). It sounds like you definitely want items grouped
by subject. You then have flexibility as to how you want to subject groups
ordered (the second option), and how you want the items within each group
sorted (the third option). Explore the options to see what works best for
you, save it, and then apply it to a folder.

On 11/20/04 3:08 PM, in article
WmOnd.20188$zx1.9364@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com, "Geoff Brandt"
<geoffb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I'm coming over from Apple Mail to take advantage of the Project Center and
> the integrated Calendar/Task/Contact functions. Aside from a generally
> "clunkier" interface than Mail which is par for MS apps, it appears there is
> no facility for viewing email (and Usenet message groups!) by threaded
> conversation. Is this true? If so, it would practically be a showstopper for
> me. Grouping by message subject only gets me halfway there.
>
> Please advise,
>
> Geoff Brandt
> The TCS Group
>
> 

-- 
Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac)
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